The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

dining room, kitchen and bedroom for all
except the belle OF 0'Gilligan's alley, who
slept in u small room that adjoincd.
"Hcdonc putfCkly illigint, v said the fac
tory girl, mixing the batter for the cakes
and occasionally waving the ladlc 20 m
plastic her Endorsement Of Lord Mont
morcncv's behavior. Las week We left
him askin' the Lady Emmcrlinc why he
shouldn't kick 'cr ont OF = barronial halls
iCr chcrishin' to 'cr cflccktions tn youth
fl Sir Lionel, wot loved 'cr-wot loved
'cr-" repeated Katie with the griddlc in
her hands M she paused and croped for II
similc-"wot loved 'Cr like nails"
"'Bccausc,' scd Lady Emmcrline, 1uv
levels all t'inrs, an Pm all tore up tn
back over Sir Lionel
Ear he II from me- seq tho. horty
lord Of Mont.mor-ency,n added Katie,
waving tho griddlc, and quoting the paper
imprcssivclv. "iut t stand in tn way OF n
true an ahidin' cnccktion on tn part OF
my sister fer Sir Lionel an II he proves
hisscli hut half u man, I'll be u bruddcr {
inn"
"Ah. sure" sighed Mrs. 0'Giligan,
CHATS PLAT | call u g%intlcmin. It's me
| own bruddcr-nOw y'r Uncle OHricn,
| NNN~lNN- llllNN ltlNl llAN wv WV ~ '''N 'N'
! tn noight before | ran away wild O'Gilll-
gan"
supper was ready at O'Clock. O'Gilli-
cams heavy step was heard in the passage
ng hc moved along toward the room where
his family spi around tie table. But he
swcryrd To the right when he nCarcd the
| door. aud was heard In earnest converse
with the widow Gridy across the hall.
After ashort talk and considerable slam.
MING of doors, OGillignn entered the
room with u digniicd hut somewhat rocky
step, and an expression Of somewhat
placid and serene bcncyolcncc. lie
| kissed the baby with such extraordinary
JUNCTION that hc nearly knocked that in.
flulilc prodigy oil u soap box that served
as a hith chair. and then shaking hands
crrvcly and rcscrvcdly with the rcst of the
family, he sat down Ia a supper 81
kidney stew with molasscs Tor dcs
scrt. His manner was 80 monsirously
deem and myslcriuua that his daughter
supposed he must have been making ,
n deal with Tammany hall in the Interest,"
of the pr,sidcntiul ticket, oi which lac us
ually smoke protcntiously when election
talk was rife. After supper the table WI
cleared away, aud the whole family wa
! NNN INNNN NNNN " " NNN'F WV NlANNNa AN'AF Wv
some pound cake with Mis-. Murphy ol
he noor below. AZ the Murphy lad
were expected 10 hc there before their mp
pcaruuco M stairs, the belle ~ O'Gilli
pnn's allow rcpair,d to her little room, nm,
emerged about s O'Clock q vision nj b'aut,
and luyclinpSs. They an went doWusluir,
except O'Gilliwln. whose predictions Ia
the widow GUudy's room would haN0
.. ..U.......t, ~ uF.N AflnN IHFtNn |
was hall an hour before there WIS n my-
FERROUS whistle on the stairs that cause,
Mn O'Gilliran Ia hurry up 10 her OWI
ROOM. something was in the air, iu
everybody followed In her wake. an
when they entered the runm OGilliga
was discovered in u condition oi hvatliI
and dcliiiuus joy, dancing around ia
liable. with the radiant widow tuiy cry
] ing with intense enjoyment near thc STOW
IN the corner.
The Christmas presents were ranged q
the big kitchen table in one vast aud iu
posing row. There WIS the ''EiwgI-' hc
accordion that kltic had Admired 80 h
. tcns,ly in in window in the Bowcry,
Paisley shawl Tor Cornclia, q big tin hor
: and n pair OF boots with huug- bound tp,
lnr Patsy. and u new doll. with an e.
' INlfNNllNlN W NfNtf' ~ ~ WV
= it large, Tor thu hipN.
4 Poodle who imagine that there h no IN
In the slums should have pccpcd I'M
= O'Gillirn'a when the clock tollcd II
u kncll ui Christmas eve. JOY aud hilari
wcrc there. so WIS O'Gilligan. !
=, bcimci aud roarcd and sang, while h
j. daughter played on the accordion for d
two Murphy boys In the corner, and Co
! nclia girglcl from innate AMI inrNplicab
D rapture from n point contiguous Ia
wicker covered bottle which tho head
% the house had produced for the purpose
topping oil the evening in n rally artist
manner. Nor WIS the outer world forge
L ten, for . really acute observer might la,
4. discovered Had Man Mulvcy and u
baby's tramp ON the landing outsi,
OGillimn's door. eating n NJ Cornclia
famous kidney stcws. BL,gELY HALL